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Lexicon :: Strong's G1401 - doulos

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δοῦλος
Transliteration
doulos (Key)
Pronunciation
doo'-los
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

†δοῦλος doûlos, doo'-los; from G1210; a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency):—bond(-man), servant.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 127x

The KJV translates Strong's G1401 in the following manner: servant (120x), bond (6x), bondman (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 127x
The KJV translates Strong's G1401 in the following manner: servant (120x), bond (6x), bondman (1x).

  1. a slave, bondman, man of servile condition

    1. a slave

    2. metaph., one who gives himself up to another's will those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men

    3. devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests

  2. a servant, attendant

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†δοῦλος doûlos, doo'-los; from G1210; a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency):—bond(-man), servant.
STRONGS G1401:
δοῦλος, -η, -ον, (derived by most from δέω, to tie, bind; by some from ΔΕΛΩ, to ensnare, capture, [(?) others besides; cf. Vanicek, p. 322]); serving, subject to: παρεστήσατε τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν δοῦλα τῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ, Romans 6:19. Then substantively, ἡ δούλη, a female slave, bondmaid, handmaid: τοῦ θεοῦ, τοῦ κυρίου, one who worships God and submits to him, Acts 2:18 (from Joel 2:29 (Joel 3:2)); Luke 1:38, 48. ὁ δοῦλος, Sept. for עֶבֶד;
1. a slave, bondman, man of servile condition;
a. properly: opposed to ἐλεύθερος, 1 Corinthians 7:21; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 6:8; Colossians 3:11; Revelation 6:15; Revelation 13:16; Revelation 19:18; opposed to κύριος, δεσπότης, οἰκοδεσπότης, Matthew 10:24; Matthew 13:27; Luke 12:46; John 15:15; Ephesians 6:5; Colossians 3:22; Colossians 4:1; 1 Timothy 6:1; Titus 2:9, and very often.
b. metaphorically,
α. one who gives himself up wholly to another's will, 1 Corinthians 7:23; or dominion, τῆς ἁμαρτίας, John 8:34; Romans 6:17, 20; τῆς φθορᾶς, 2 Peter 2:19, (τῶν ἡδονῶν, Athen. 12, p. 531 c.; τῶν χρημάτων, Plutarch, Pelop c. 3; τοῦ πίνειν, Aelian v. h. 2, 41).
β. the δοῦλοι Χριστοῦ, τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, are those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men: used of apostles, Romans 1:1; Galatians 1:10; Philippians 1:1; 2 Timothy 2:24; Titus 1:1; James 1:1; 2 Peter 1:1; of other preachers and teachers of the gospel, Colossians 4:12; 2 Timothy 2:24; Jude 1:1; of the true worshippers of Christ (who is κύριος πάντων, Acts 10:36), Ephesians 6:6. The δοῦλοι τοῦ θεοῦ, יְהוָה עַבְדֵי, are those whose agency God employs in executing his purposes: used of apostles, Acts 4:29; Acts 16:17; of Moses (Joshua 1:1), Revelation 15:3; of prophets (Jeremiah 7:25; Jeremiah 25:4), Revelation 1:1; Revelation 10:7; Revelation 11:18; of all who obey God's commands, his true worshippers, Luke 2:29; Revelation 2:20; Revelation 7:3; Revelation 19:2, 5; Revelation 22:3, 6; (Psalm 33:23 (Ps. 34:23); Psalm 68:37 (Ps. 69:37); Psalm 88:4, 21 (Ps. 89:4, 21)).
γ. δοῦλος τινος, devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests: Matthew 20:27; Mark 10:44; strenuously laboring for another's salvation, 2 Corinthians 4:5.
2. a servant, attendant, (of a king): Matthew 18:23, 26ff. [Synonym: see διάκονος.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Joshua
1:1
Psalms
88:4; 89:4; 89:21
Jeremiah
7:25; 25:4
Joel
2:29; 3:2
Matthew
10:24; 13:27; 18:23; 18:26; 20:27
Mark
10:44
Luke
1:38; 1:48; 2:29; 12:46
John
8:34; 15:15
Acts
2:18; 4:29; 10:36; 16:17
Romans
1:1; 6:17; 6:19; 6:20
1 Corinthians
7:21; 7:23; 12:13
2 Corinthians
4:5
Galatians
1:10; 3:28
Ephesians
6:5; 6:6; 6:8
Philippians
1:1
Colossians
3:11; 3:22; 4:1; 4:12
1 Timothy
6:1
2 Timothy
2:24; 2:24
Titus
1:1; 2:9
James
1:1
2 Peter
1:1; 2:19
Jude
1:1
Revelation
1:1; 2:20; 6:15; 7:3; 10:7; 11:18; 13:16; 15:3; 19:2; 19:5; 19:18; 22:3; 22:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1401 matches the Greek δοῦλος (doulos),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in 'Rev' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:1 - هَذِهِ رُؤْيَا أَعْطَاهَا اللهُ لِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، لِيَكْشِفَ لِعَبِيدِهِ عَنْ أُمُورٍ لابُدَّ أَنْ تَحْدُثَ عَنْ قَرِيبٍ. وَأَعْلَنَهَا الْمَسِيحُ لِعَبْدِهِ يُوحَنَّا عَنْ طَرِيقِ مَلاكٍ أَرْسَلَهُ لِذَلِكَ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:20 - وَلَكِنَّ لِي عَلَيْكَ أَنَّكَ تَتَسَاهَلُ مَعَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ إِيزَابِلَ، الَّتِي تَدَّعِي أَنَّهَا نَبِيَّةٌ، فَتُعَلِّمُ عَبِيدِي وَتُغْوِيهِمْ أَنْ يَزْنُوا وَيَأْكُلُوا مِنَ الذَّبَائِحِ الْمُقَدَّمَةِ لِلأَصْنَامِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - وَمُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ وَالْعُظَمَاءُ وَالْقُوَّادُ وَالأَغْنِيَاءُ وَالأَقْوِيَاءُ وَالْعَبِيدُ وَالأَحْرَارُ كُلُّهُمُ اخْتَبَأُوا فِي الْمَغَاوِرِ وَصُخُورِ الْجِبَالِ،

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:3 - «انْتَظِرُوا! لَا تَضُرُّوا الْبَرَّ وَلا الْبَحْرَ وَلا الشَّجَرَ، إِلَى أَنْ نَضَعَ خَتْمَ إِلَهِنَا عَلَى جِبَاهِ عَبِيدِهِ».

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:7 - فَحَالَمَا يَنْفُخُ الْمَلاكُ السَّابِعُ فِي بُوقِهِ، يَتِمُّ سِرُّ اللهِ، وَفْقاً لِمَا أَعْلَنَهُ لِعَبِيدِهِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ!

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:18 - غَضِبَتْ الشُّعُوبُ عَلَيْكَ، فَجَاءَ دَوْرُ غَضَبِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ. جَاءَتِ السَّاعَةُ لِيُدَانَ الأَمْوَاتُ، وَتُكَافِئَ عَبِيدَكَ الأَنْبِيَاءَ وَالْقِدِّيسِينَ والْمُتَّقِينَ اسْمَكَ، صِغَاراً وَكِبَاراً، وَتُهْلِكَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُدَمِّرُونَ الأَرْضَ!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:16 - وَأَنْ يَأْمُرَ الْجَمِيعَ، كِبَاراً وَصِغَاراً، أَغْنِيَاءَ وَفُقَرَاءَ، أَحْرَاراً وَعَبِيداً، أَنْ يَحْملُوا عَلامَةً عَلَى أَيْدِيهِمِ الْيُمْنَى أَوْ عَلَى جِبَاهِهِمْ،

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3 - وَيُنْشِدُونَ تَرْتِيلَةَ مُوسَى، عَبْدِ اللهِ وَتَرْتِيلَةَ الْحَمَلِ قَائِلِينَ: «عَظِيمَةٌ وَعَجِيبَةٌ أَعْمَالُكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ الإِلهُ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، عَادِلَةٌ وَمُسْتَقِيمَةٌ طُرُقُكَ يَا مَلِكَ الدُّهُورِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:2 - فَإِنَّ أَحْكَامَهُ حَقٌّ وَعَدْلٌ، لأَنَّهُ عَاقَبَ الزَّانِيَةَ الْكُبْرَى الَّتِي أَفْسَدَتِ الأَرْضَ، وَانْتَقَمَ لِدَمِ عَبِيدِهِ مِنْهَا».

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:5 - وَخَرَجَ مِنَ الْعَرْشِ صَوْتٌ يَقُولُ: «سَبِّحُوا إِلهَنَا يَا جَمِيعَ عَبِيدِهِ الَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَهُ صِغَاراً وَكِبَاراً!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:18 - تَعَالَيْ وَالْتَهِمِي لُحُومَ الْمُلُوكِ وَالْقَادَةِ وَالأَبْطَالِ، وَالْخُيُولِ وَفُرْسَانِهَا، وَلُحُومَ الْبَشَرِ جَمِيعاً مِنْ أَحْرَارٍ وَعَبِيدٍ، وَصِغَارٍ وَكِبَارٍ».

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3 - لَنْ تَكُونَ فِيمَا بَعْدُ لَعْنَةٌ أَبَداً. لأَنَّ عَرْشَ اللهِ وَالْحَمَلِ قَائِمٌ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ، حَيْثُ يَخْدِمُهُ عَبِيدُهُ

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:6 - وَقَالَ لِيَ الْمَلاكُ: «هَذَا الْكَلامُ صِدْقٌ وَحَقٌّ. إِنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلهَ أَرْوَاحِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ أَرْسَلَ مَلاكَهُ لِيُخْبِرَ عَبِيدَهُ بِمَا لَا بُدَّ أَنْ يَحْدُثَ سَرِيعاً.
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